support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
(written) contract; agreement
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
hospitalization; hospitalisation
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
solid (body); solid matter; solid food
to change one's residence
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away